While the Hunger Games is a large exaggeration of any society, the similarities it bears to ours can be unsettling. Granted, we live in a much safer world. Instead of being killed, all children are schooled, fed, and even given extras like field trips and toys. That said, much of Read more…
Twilight is seldom hailed as a literary masterpiece. Even it’s most diehard adherents wouldn’t compare it with Shakespeare (though one fan did assert it should be considered a classic, a debate for another article). One of the biggest complaints about the quality of the series revolves around Bella—the protagonist and Read more…
For the most part, Twilight is a book of happily ever afters. It’s fairy tale quality means that nearly every character finds happiness, whether in the form of a mate or a satisfying life, and all arcs are tied up with a pink ribbon. However, there is one character who Read more…
There are a plethora of books to read, but too little time to read them all. As our wish lists (and our shelves) expand, it can feel like we’ll die of old age before we have a chance to read every book we want to. Celebrities and billionaires make us Read more…